Southern Baptists' new leader: long career as bridge builder
Read full article: Southern Baptists' new leader: long career as bridge builderAs ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency embraced a role as the man best equipped to build bridges.
Southern Baptists pick president who worked for racial unity
Read full article: Southern Baptists pick president who worked for racial unityThe Southern Baptist Convention has tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides in the church and defeating an effort to make an issue of critical race theory.